BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: February 9



Born on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlace
BUTTERFIELD, ERSKINEv/p 1913 SYRACUSE, NY
CALLOWAY, BLANCHEp/bandleader 1902 BALTIMORE, MD
CARR, BRUNOd/RAY CHARLES 1928 BRONX, NY
CATFISH KEITH [KEITH DANIEL KOZACIK]g 1962 EAST CHICAGO, IN
ELY, JOEg 1947 AMARILLO, TX
GROUND HOG [JOE RICHARDSON]g 1940 COLUMBIA, SC
HARRIS, MAJORv/DELFONICS 1947 RICHMOND, VA
HEARTSMAN, JOHNNYg/flute 1937 SAN FERNANDO, CA
HOLLAND, PEANUTSv/tpt 1910 NORFOLK, VA
JIVIN' GENE [EUGENE BOURGEOIS]v/cajun 1940 PORT ARTHUR, TX
KING, CAROLE [CAROLE KLEIN]p/songw 1942 BROOKLYN, NY
LEWIS, BARBARAv/songw/ATLANTIC REC 1943 SALEM, MI
MANN, BARRYv/songw 1939 BROOKLYN, NY
PAGE, WALTERb/BASIE 1900 GALLATIN, MO
ROSE, JAKEb/ROBBIE LAWS 1970 TACOMA, WA
SAYLES, JOHNNYv/ROY BUCHANAN 1937 WINNSBORO, TX
STIDHAM, ARBEEg 1917 DEVALLS BLUFF, AR
TUBB, ERNESTg/songw 1914 CRISP, TX

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BRYANT, WILLIEp/APOLLO dj 1964 LOS ANGELES, CA 55
CLEVELAND, JAMES REV.p/songw 1991 CULVER CITY, CA 59
EVANS, HERSCHELtsax/BASIE 1939 NEW YORK CITY, NY 30
FOWLKES, CHARLIEbsax/TINY BRADSHAW 1980 DALLAS, TX 63
GUITAR SLIM (JAMES STEPHENS)g/FLYRIGHT 1991 GREENSBORO, NC 75
HALEY, BILLg/THE COMETS 1981 HARLINGEN, TX 55
JOHNSON, BUDDYp/songw 1977 NEW YORK CITY, NY 62
PHIFER, BOB BIGg 1988 LOS ANGELES, CA --
PRINCE GABEg 1987 MEMPHIS, TN 57